# Mainoo’s Comeback, United on Fire & Is Saka World Class? | Stick to Football EP 114 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/stick-to-football-6626983/mainoo-s-comeback-united-on-fire-is-saka-world-class-stick-to-football-ep-114 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/stick-to-football-6626983/mainoo-s-comeback-united-on-fire-is-saka-world-class-stick-to-football-ep-114.md Podcast: [Stick to Football](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stick-to-football-6626983) Published: 2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://youtu.be/XIzuzdO5kEQ Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65118b05e7b19e00113ac2c0/e/697a7a8698c18d8bdb969c09/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/stick-to-football-6626983/episodes/mainoo-s-comeback-united-on-fire-is-saka-world-class-stick-to-football-ep-114 Duration seconds: 4940 ## Resource Welcome back to Stick to Football, brought to you by ARNE. Gary Neville, Paul Scholes, Roy Keane, Jill Scott and Ian Wright react to Manchester United’s victory over Arsenal, a result that opens the title race with Manchester City and Aston Villa now within touching distance. What went wrong for Mikel Arteta, and has the use of Eberechi Eze contributed to Arsenal’s recent creativity issues? The focus then switches to United, who are riding high under interim manager Michael Carrick. What has he changed to turn things around, how important has Kobbie Mainoo’s return been, and could Carrick put himself in the frame for the job on a permanent basis if results continue? Super 6 returns as the team make their predictions ahead of a packed weekend of Premier League action. We finish with your community questions, including who you think is the best January signing of all time? Let us know your thoughts in the comments and don’t forget to like and subscribe so you never miss an episode of The Overlap. 00:00 Intro 10:38 United’s Victory at Arsenal 27:52 Is there to much pressure on Arsenal? 33:09 Manchester United's Turnaround 37:36 Debating Michael Carrick's Future 58:27 Michael's Appointment at Man United 01:00:39 Super 6 01:01:53 Arsenal's League Aspirations 01:07:32 Tottenham's Managerial Pressure 01:11:05 Liverpool's Managerial Debate 01:18:13 Best Players Without International Caps 01:20:31 Greatest January Transfers This episode is sponsored by Huel. Gary Neville and the  Stick to Football  team know - when your day’s full-on, you need fuel that’s fast  and  actually good for you. Huel is the ultimate meal on the go - high protein, packed with 26 essential vitamins & minerals, and ready in se… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/stick-to-football-6626983/episodes/mainoo-s-comeback-united-on-fire-is-saka-world-class-stick-to-football-ep-114/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/stick-to-football-6626983/mainoo-s-comeback-united-on-fire-is-saka-world-class-stick-to-football-ep-114.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.